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| Blue Jays sign pitcher Sturtze |
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12/21/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Pitcher Tanyon Sturtze has signed a one- year, $1 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Sturtze became a free agent on Friday when his former team Tampa Bay, did not offer him a new contract. Sturtze went 4-18 with a 5.18 earned run average in 33 starts for the Devil Rays in 2002. The righthander owns a career record of 22-33 with a 5.07 ERA in 119 games. He has seen action with the Devil Rays, Texas Rangers as well as the Cubs and White Sox. |
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| San Francisco signs Eyre to one-year deal |
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12/20/2002 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants signed pitcher Scott Eyre to a one-year deal on Friday. Eyre was acquired off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on August 8 and competed in 21 games for San Francisco. He finished with a 0-0 record with a 1.59 earned run average in 11 1/3 innings. The Giants also denied to offer contracts to right-handed pitchers Manny Aybar and Jay Witasick, left-hander Aaron Fultz and infielders Ramon Martinez and Neifi Perez. Perez, who was claimed off waivers fr |
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| Blue Jays sign infielder Bordick |
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12/20/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays signed infielder Mike Bordick to a one-year contract Friday. He will earn $1 million for the 2003 season. The 37-year-old Bordick batted .232 last season for Baltimore with 19 doubles, eight home runs and 36 RBI in 117 games. He finished the 2002 season with 110 consecutive errorless games -- a major league record for shortstops. Bordick committed one error in 570 total chances last year to lead the American League with a .998 fielding percentage. He is |
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| Jose Cruz Jr. to become free agent |
MLB Baseball |
12/20/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays are not expected to offer outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. a contract by Friday's midnight deadline, allowing him to become a free agent. The 28-year old Cruz hit just .245 with 18 homers and 70 RBI in 124 games for Toronto last season. A six-year veteran, Cruz had his best season in 2001 for the Blue Jays. He slammed 34 homers, knocked in 88 runs, stole 32 bases and hit .274, all career-highs. Cruz has played in 747 career-games and has a lifetime .251 batting |
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| Enrique Cruz taken first in Rule 5 Draft |
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12/16/2002 |
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| Rockies - Victor Hall (CF), Arizona (Tucson) 9. Texas Rangers - Marshall McDougall (3B), Cleveland (Buffalo) 10. Cleveland Indians - Travis Chapman (3B), Philadelphia (Scranton) 11. Cincinnati Reds - Luke Prokopec (RHP), Los Angeles (Las Vegas) 12. Toronto Blue Jays - Aquilino Lopez (RHP), Seattle (Tacoma) 13. Boston Red Sox - Javier Lopez (LHP), Arizona (Tucson) 14. Montreal Expos - Luis Ayala (RHP), Arizona (Tucson) 15. Minnesota Twins - Jose Morban (SS), Texas (Oklahoma) 16. Oakland Athletics - Michael Neu ( |
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| Blue Jays receive pitcher Jason Arnold |
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12/16/2002 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays completed a trade with Oakland on Monday by receiving righthanded pitcher Jason Arnold from the Athletics. That finished Sunday's deal, which sent shortstop Felipe Lopez to the Reds as part of a four-team trade between Oakland, Arizona, Toronto and Cincinnati. In that trade, the Diamondbacks acquired righthanded pitcher Elmer Dessens, along with cash considerations from the Reds, and first baseman Erubiel Durazo went from Arizona to Oakland. The 23-year-old |
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| Several teams make trades; Minaya mulling offers |
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12/16/2002 |
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| e what the Expos would do before making a trade, but the other shoe dropped in the afternoon when several clubs completed deals. Here is a summary of the moves made by teams on Sunday: The Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays were involved in a four-way trade. The Diamondbacks acquired righthanded pitcher Elmer Dessens, along with cash considerations from the Reds. Cincinnati got infielder Felipe Lopez from the Blue Jays. The deal also sent first baseman Erubiel Durazo f |
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| Reds, Blue Jays, A's and D'Backs involved in blockbuster deal |
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12/15/2002 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays were involved in a four-way trade on Sunday. The Diamondbacks acquired righthanded pitcher Elmer Dessens, along with cash considerations from the Reds. Cincinnati got infielder Felipe Lopez from the Blue Jays. The deal also sent first baseman Erubiel Durazo from Arizona to Oakland and the Blue Jays acquired a player to be named later from the Athletics. It marked the first trade announced at the |
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| Jays sign Greg Myers |
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12/11/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays signed catcher Greg Myers to a one-year contract worth $800,000 on Wednesday. Myers, 35, batted .222 with six home runs and 21 RBI in 65 games with the Oakland A's last season. In 973 career games, the Blue Jays' third round draft pick in 1984, has batted .250 with 72 home runs and 342 RBI. Myers has also seen action with California, Minnesota, Atlanta, San Diego, Baltimore and Oakland along with Toronto. |
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| Phillies re-sign Plesac for 2003 |
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12/07/2002 |
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| manger Ruben Amaro Jr. "Dan Plesac was an integral part of that bullpen and we are very pleased to have him back in 2003." The southpaw went 2-1 with a 4.70 ERA and one save in 41 appearances with the Phillies last season after coming over from the Toronto Blue Jays in a May 25 trade. Plesac had said at the end of last season that he would either return to the Phillies or retire. More recently, it was widely speculated that Plesac would opt for retirement. However, Amaro called Plesac at his Indiana ranch and c |
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